John
I believe that any work I do within the sector is enriched by my
remaining fairly up to date and having a good network of colleagues
across all parts of the information sector. One key way I achieve this
is through membership of the LA. Whether or not my employers care is
irrelevant as far as I am concerned. I find it useful to belong to the
LA and to IPMS - in different ways.
No I don't get paid more for it. However I believe the credibility my
various qualifications have given me has helped me to obtain jobs at
most points in my career. They also help me to feel confident that the
education and training I have undertaken give me a right to assert
myself as a professional because I have been independently and
objectively assessed at different stages during my career.
As a relativley small occupational sector I also believe that we have
more chance of improving our collective profile by sticking together
and by obtaining representation for ourselves together.
Best wishes
Hazel Dakers
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Subject: Re: Re[2]: Benefits of LA membership
Author: "J.W.T.Smith" <[log in to unmask]> at Internet
Date: 25/05/00 18:42
Hazel,
I too have both (since I was an ALA and still am an MIInfSci) but do
your employers care and do you get paid more for it? It costs me about the
same to belong to the IIS and the AUT but I see more immediate benefits
from the AUT.
Regards,
John Smith, BA, MSc, MIInfSci.
On Thu, 25 May 2000, Hazel Dakers wrote:
> John
>
> I think there is a clear distinction between academic qualififications
> (such as a degree in Information Management or some other subject) and
> vocational qualifications in which I would include ALA, FLA or NVQs.
> One is about being assessed as knowing and the other about being
> assessed as knowing and doing (competently).I prefer to have both.
>
> Hazel Dakers MA MSc FLA (D35!)
>
>
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> Subject: Re: Benefits of LA membership
> Author: "J.W.T.Smith" <[log in to unmask]> at Internet
> Date: 25/05/2000 16:32
>
>
>
> Jennfer,
>
> I was an Associate of the LA but felt it was much more oriented to public
> libraries than university libraries so I moved to the IIS.
>
> The representative body for salary negotiations for most university
> librarians is the AUT and basically neither the LA nor the IIS has any
> part in such discussions.
>
> When most (all?) academic librarians have a degree, and probably a higher
> degree (and so don't need the ALA or MIInfSci to prove their skills), one
> has to question the value of professional bodies who appear to have little
> role in improving working conditions or salaries.
>
> Feel free to re-post this in lis-la-charter if you wish.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Smith,
> University of Kent at Canterbury.
>
> On Thu, 25 May 2000, Rowland, Jennifer wrote:
>
> > There is a big debate going on in lis-la-charter (a discussion list for
> > chartership candidates) at the moment about whether it is worth chartering
> > or even belonging to the LA at all- it seems to several participants that
> > the LA does not do enough to justify the fee. In particular, it is felt that
> > it does not do enough to ensure that salaries are at professional levels or
> > that chartership is respected. Do any ALAs/FLAs or those who have chosen not
> > to charter have any views they wold like to share here or on lis-la-charter?
> >
> > Jennifer Rowland
> > Senior Library Assistant
> > Materials Department Library
> > Imperial College
> >
> > Views expressed in e-mails are the member of staff's own and do not reflect
> > the position of the College.
> >
>
>
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